Nonprofit OrganizationsCivil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

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THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (ACLU NC UNION) DEFENDS AND ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE CONTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. IT DOES SO THROUGH A RANGE OF LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNITY ACTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

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ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN

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TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM WAS COMPLETED IN 2010.

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THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE IS TO BUILD POWER, TAKE ACTION AND CREATE CHANGE TO WIN COMPLETE EQUALITY AND ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS A LEADER IN THE BROADER PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, THE TASK FORCE WORKS TOWARD A SOCIETY THAT VALUES AND RESPECTS THE DIVERSITY OF HUMAN EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY AND CREATES EQUITY FOR ALL.

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ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY ADVANCES CORE CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES, PRESERVES HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE COURTS, AND ADHERES TO THE EVEN-HANDED ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FOR ALL AMERICANS.

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The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy major group area.

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PROVIDE CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

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THE SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IS WORKING FOR EQUALITY, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN THE DEEP SOUTH. SCHR FIGHTS FOR A WORLD FREE FROM MASS INCARCERATION, THE DEATH PENALTY, THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY, AND RACIAL INJUSTICE.OVER OUR FORTY-FOUR YEAR HISTORY, SCHR HAS FORCED COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN PRISONS AND JAILS TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING, PROVIDE ADEQUATE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND ABATE VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. WE HAVE ARGUED AND WON FIVE DEATH PENALTY CASES AT THE US SUPREME COURT, FOUR OF WHICH CHALLENGED PROFOUND RACE DISCRIMINATION IN CAPITAL TRIALS. OUR COMBINED LITIGATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY HELPED BRING ABOUT THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM IN GEORGIA IN 2003. TODAY, SCHR EMBRACES MULTIFACETED STRATEGIES IN ITS FIGHT FOR A WORLD FREE FROM MASS INCARCERATION, THE DEATH PENALTY, THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY, AND RACIAL INJUSTICE.

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FLORIDA RISING TOGETHER IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN 501(C)3 MULTIRACIAL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CREATING AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE AND JUST FLORIDA BY BUILDING UP THE UNIFIED POWER OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS.

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The goal of this organization is to support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of one or more specific ethnic groups or individuals who have a common national origin.

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BUILDING A NETWORK FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT ACTION ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND POLITICAL EDUCATION USING ADVOCACY, AND POLITICAL EDUCATION USING A BLACK QUEER FEMINIST LENS

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ADVANCE SOCIAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND GENDER EQUITY BY PROTECTING AND EXPANDING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

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FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY FOR INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

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GLSEN IS DEDICATED TO ENDING THE VICTIMIZATION OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ) YOUTH IN K-12 SCHOOLS BECAUSE NO YOUNG PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR WELLBEING AND AN EDUCATION. 57.6% OF LGBTQ YOUTH FEEL UNSAFE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER EXPRESSION, OR GENDER IDENTITY AND, AS A RESULT, ARE LESS LIKELY TO REACH THEIR FULL ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL POTENTIAL. GLSEN'S PROGRAMS, CAMPAIGNS, AND INITIATIVES IMPROVE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS BY CLEARING A PATH TO LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMING THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION IN A SAFE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, FREE FROM HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION. SINCE 1990, GLSEN HAS MEASURABLY IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS IN THE US, AND REDUCED THE DISCRIMINATION THEY FACE IN OUR SCHOOLS, WHILE INSPIRING AND SUSTAINING THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL SAFE SCHOOLS MOVEMENT. PLEASE JOIN US IN THIS WORK.

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TO ENGAGE, AND ADVOCATE FOR, HIGH IMPACT STARTEGIES FOR SAVING AND IMPROVING LIVES THROUGHT THE WORLD AND GIVING A VOICE TO UNDERREPRSENTED GROUPS.

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TO FACILITATE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS, TO INQUIRE INTO THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THESE INQUIRES.

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THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PHYSICIANS. THE ORGANIZATION WISHES TO RESEARCH CAUSES OF PHYSICIAN STRESS AND WAYS TO IMPROVE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT INTERACTIONS AND TO FUND PROJECTS DOING THE SAME. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO HEALTHCARE RESEARCH WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON OPIOID USE AND ABUSE.

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The goal of this organization is to support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures which preserve a womans right to terminate her pregnancy.

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FORT BEND COUNTY CHILD ADVOCATES, INC. PROVIDES A VOICE, HEALS THE HURT AND BREAKS THE CYCLE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT FOR CHILDREN IN FORT BEND COUNTY.

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ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE AND THE DELIVERY THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER FLINT METROPOLITAN AREA.